Utah PD arrest 6 gangsters linked to robberies

SALT LAKE CITY — A nine-month investigation into a string of armed robberies around the Salt Lake Valley ended with the arrest of six suspected gang members over the weekend.

Salt Lake City police announced Monday the arrest of six people believed to be members of the Tongan Crip Gang on suspicion of armed robbery in connection with as many as 20 robberies, said Salt Lake City spokesman Jared Wihongi.